Tibetans in India

China furiously opposed the visit of US ambassador Richard Verma to Tawang on October 21 for the Tawang Festival while India disregarded their criticism. This time it is His Holiness the Dalai Lama who is now expected to visit Arunachal Pradesh next year. The Modi government has issued a statement saying the Dalai Lama visiting Arunachal Pradesh is not a problem in response to Chinese objection.

The Delhi high court on Thursday ordered the Ministry of External Affairs to treat all the Tibetans who meets the criteria of being Indian citizens by birth as Indians. The court also directed the ministry to issue Tibetans Indian Passport when they come under the criteria of considering a citizen of India by birth as per the Citizenship Act and it informed that there is no question of nationality.